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'1. w. KESSEL.

FOUNTAIN PEN CLIP.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 17. 1919.

Patented July 15, 1919.

nvemto'c Jmjagi JOSEPH WARREN KES SEL, OEBROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FOUNTAIN-PEN CLIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1919.

Application filed April 17, 1919. Serial No. 290,717.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JosnrH WARREN Kns- SEL, acitizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Fountain-Pen Clip, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in clips used in connection withpens, pencils and the like for detachably securing the same in thepockets of the wearer.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which may be secured to the article used in c0mbinationtherewith, in such a way that the same will be rigid and free fromlateral moxement when in use.

A further object is to provide means for securing a clip to an articlewhereby the same becomes a permanent part thereof, thereby obviating theimpractical rings or bands frequently employed for securing clips topens, pencils and the like.

In the drawings, Figure 1 discloses an elevational view of a cap,showing a clip secured thereto in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2discloses a side elevational view partly in section of the clip properattached to a cap; Fig. 3 discloses a horizontal sectional view of theclip showing the means for securing the clip; and Fig. I is a sectionalside elevation of a cap or shell having a recessed portion to receive aclip.

In the modified form of my invention as shown by Fig. at of the drawing,the base portion 10 is shown as positioned in the groove 6 formed in theinner wall of the cap 5', the portion 11' which connects the base 10 andfinger 12 passes through the opening 9 in said cap. A rivet 16 is alsoemployed with this form of the invention for securing the clip to thecap 5.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, 5 designates a shell or barrelhaving a substantially narrow groove 6 extending from one extremitythereof, alon its side and terminating short of the end I, the wall 8 atone end of the groove being slightly beveled as at 9, for the purposesto be hereinafter explained.

The clip proper comprises a base portion 10 of a length equal to thelength of the groove 6, and is provided with a finger 11 to engage thebeveled wall 9 of the groove 6, thereby relieving the securing means ofvertlcal strain when the clip is brought into use.

The a *m 12, having a knob 13 on one end thereof, forms a continuationof the base 10 and is bent in a manner whereby the same lies parallelwith the pen cap and cooperates therewith in its grasping action, thusproviding detachable means for securing the pen or the like to which theclasp is secured to the pocket of the wearer.

The base 10 is prowided with an opening 1-1 registering with the opening15 in the shell or cap 5, and accommodates the securing pin 16, which asshown is in the form of a rivet, and it will be seen that when a clip isto be secured to a cap or the like, the base portion 10 is positioned inthe groove 6, with the finger 11 closely engaging the beveled wall 9 ofthe. groove 6, the securing pin 16 is then positioned in the registeringopenings 14 and 15, thereby rigidly securing the clip to the shell orcap used in combination therewith.

What is claimed is 1. In combination with a pen cap having a grooveformed therein, a beveled wall forming one end of the groove, a cliphaving a base portion and an arm forming a continuation of the base,said base being positioned within the groove, a finger formed at thepoint of intersection of the base and arm, said finger engaging thebeveled end of the groove for holding the finger against lateralmovement and means for securing the base to the pen cap.

2. In combination with a pen cap having a groove formed therein, saidgroove having a pocket formed at one end thereof, a clamping arm havinga base section positioned in the groove, the base section having afinger fitted in the pocket of the groove, and means for securing thearm to the pen cap.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH WARREN KESSEL.

IVitnesses:

ADoLrH KRAMER, ADoLPH KRAMER, Jr.

copies of this patent may be obtained for flve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G."

